Best areas to open private clinic / health centre in North West
35 North West local authorities ranked by the Gera Business Location Score — real rent, wages, rates and market density.
Where is the best place to open a private clinic or health centre in North West?
In North West, the best area to open a private clinic or health centre is Hyndburn, with a Gera Business Location Score of 67.1/100: premises at £49/m²/yr and local median pay £27,323. Manchester ranks lowest of 35 North West authorities at 56.4/100. From 2025 UK government open data; re-dated annually.
Gera Business Location Score
Top North West area for private clinic / health centre: Hyndburn.
How this is calculatedNorth West ranked for private clinic / health centre
| # | Local authority | GBLS | Rent (£/m²/yr) | Local pay | Rates / 100 m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyndburn | 67.1/100 | £49 | £27,323 | £2,117 |
| 2 | Burnley | 66.8/100 | £52 | £27,128 | £2,246 |
| 3 | Rossendale | 66.6/100 | £52 | £27,288 | £2,246 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 66.5/100 | £58 | £27,064 | £2,506 |
| 5 | Pendle | 65.9/100 | £50 | £28,099 | £2,160 |
| 6 | Blackburn with Darwen | 65.7/100 | £50 | £30,572 | £2,160 |
| 7 | Bolton | 65.2/100 | £81 | £27,696 | £3,499 |
| 8 | Wyre | 64.8/100 | £73 | £27,657 | £3,154 |
| 9 | Sefton | 64.8/100 | £81 | £27,006 | £3,499 |
| 10 | Chorley | 64.5/100 | £62 | £29,415 | £2,678 |
| 11 | Lancaster | 64.4/100 | £66 | £29,091 | £2,851 |
| 12 | Wirral | 63.6/100 | £85 | £28,840 | £3,672 |
| 13 | Bury | 63.4/100 | £87 | £29,060 | £3,758 |
| 14 | St. Helens | 63.3/100 | £79 | £28,468 | £3,413 |
| 15 | Knowsley | 62.9/100 | £67 | £32,181 | £2,894 |
| 16 | Oldham | 62.8/100 | £96 | £27,990 | £4,147 |
| 17 | Preston | 62.8/100 | £75 | £32,655 | £3,240 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 62.7/100 | £96 | £29,036 | £4,147 |
| 19 | West Lancashire | 62.6/100 | £87 | £28,909 | £3,758 |
| 20 | Westmorland and Furness | 62.4/100 | £75 | £32,683 | £3,240 |
| 21 | Wigan | 61.9/100 | £96 | £28,003 | £4,147 |
| 22 | Cheshire West and Chester | 61.7/100 | £95 | £30,636 | £4,104 |
| 23 | Stockport | 61.7/100 | £132 | £28,296 | £5,702 |
| 24 | Halton | 61.4/100 | £78 | £32,465 | £3,370 |
| 25 | Trafford | 61.2/100 | £130 | £31,516 | £5,616 |
| 26 | Cumberland | 61.1/100 | £70 | £34,890 | £3,024 |
| 27 | South Ribble | 61.1/100 | £101 | £30,126 | £4,363 |
| 28 | Fylde | 61/100 | £78 | £36,962 | £3,370 |
| 29 | Warrington | 60.6/100 | £89 | £34,719 | £3,845 |
| 30 | Liverpool | 60.4/100 | £87 | £33,648 | £3,758 |
| 31 | Cheshire East | 59.9/100 | £105 | £33,200 | £4,536 |
| 32 | Tameside | 59.3/100 | £141 | £27,115 | £6,091 |
| 33 | Ribble Valley | 57.5/100 | £77 | £41,474 | £3,326 |
| 34 | Salford | 57.4/100 | £120 | £34,741 | £5,184 |
| 35 | Manchester | 56.4/100 | £124 | £36,554 | £5,357 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the cheapest area for private clinic / health centre premises in North West?
- The lowest VOA rateable value for this property type in North West is £49/m²/yr in Hyndburn. On the combined Gera Business Location Score, which also weighs wages and demand, Hyndburn ranks #1.
- How much are business rates for private clinic / health centre in Hyndburn?
- For a 100 m² unit in Hyndburn, business rates are roughly £2,117/yr at the 2026-27 small-business multiplier (43.2p), on top of about £4,900/yr rent — before Small Business Rate Relief.
Opening a private clinic or health centre in North West?
Set up your UK GDPR and EU AI Act compliance from day one with a fixed-scope GeraCompliance sprint.
Contains public sector information published by Valuation Office Agency and Office for National Statistics and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: VOA Business Floorspace + ONS Business Counts + ONS ASHE (work geography) + ONS population estimates (2025 (VOA 31 March 2025; ASHE 2025 provisional; Business Counts 2025; population mid-2024), published December 2025).